Famous Quotes

"Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep."

Dave Barry on Saintpatricksday

More quotes about Saintpatricksday

• "We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English."

  Winston Churchill on Saintpatricksday

• "Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy."

  William Butler Yeats on Saintpatricksday

• "Love is never defeated, and I could add, the history of Ireland proves it."

  Pope John Paul II on Saintpatricksday

• "If it was raining soup, the Irish would go out with forks."

  Brendan Behan on Saintpatricksday

• "Being Irish is very much a part of who I am. I take it everywhere with me."

  Colin Farrell on Saintpatricksday

More quotes by Dave Barry

• "The one thing that unites all human beings, regardless of age, gender, religion or ethnic background, is that we all believe we are above-average drivers."

• "The information encoded in your DNA determines your unique biological characteristics, such as sex, eye color, age and Social Security number."

• "It was Public Art, defined as art that is purchased by experts who are not spending their own personal money."

• "Camping is nature's way of promoting the motel business."

• "Big business never pays a nickel in taxes, according to Ralph Nader, who represents a big consumer organization that never pays a nickel in taxes."